With that, Mason reverted to his old plan.

He started joining gatherings again—not to socialize, but to monitor Azrael and figure out why he was persistently approaching Sapphire.

After that day, Mason discovered that Azrael had been talking to Sapphire almost daily.

“Where’s Azrael?” he asked Haze, who was currently engrossed in watching porn.

They had just finished training at Ash’s house and decided to rest there for a while. Mason shook his head in disapproval.

Haze didn’t say a ...